diff --git a/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role.yaml b/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role.yaml
index fd814059de93d2ed57e3750f37d681a43125c1e5..3909dda2212653f32a03ac2262c78c1745c27736 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role.yaml
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ metadata:
 rules:
   - apiGroups: ["apps"]
     resourceNames: ["elster-transfer"]
-    resources: ["deployments"]
-    verbs: ["patch"]
+    resources: ["deployments","replicasets", "pods"]
+    verbs: ["get", "update", "patch"]
diff --git a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role_test.yaml b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role_test.yaml
index 96bca8844889556722c1ccfaca8b956fda1539a5..8826b9377623a5b9786ada733de7f67bfccb779d 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role_test.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_deployment_patch_role_test.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ tests:
                 - elster-transfer
               resources:
                 - deployments
+                - replicasets
+                - pods
               verbs:
+                - get
+                - update
                 - patch
         documentIndex: 1
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